{"id":3108,"date":"2021-09-27T11:29:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T16:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/schooltestwp3\/?page_id=3108"},"modified":"2024-10-24T15:13:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T20:13:17","slug":"principal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichardsonTerraceES\/principal\/","title":{"rendered":"Principal"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3108\" class=\"elementor elementor-3108\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d764cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d764cc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0268fd\" data-id=\"c0268fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb3bc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4fb3bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichardsonTerraceES\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/elementor\/thumbs\/Michelle-Zupa-ppxlr5k4loxc7ojitbfzhgr3kw7hruxbr6rpd6wrb8.jpeg\" title=\"Michelle Zupa\" alt=\"Michele Zupa Image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0929a0\" data-id=\"c0929a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-565a07d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"565a07d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Principal Michele Zupa<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-addecbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"addecbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hello Terrace Tigers,<\/p><p>My name is Michele Zupa and I am the principal of Richardson Terrace Elementary. This is my 7th year as principal of Terrace Elementary. I bring to you 27 years of educational experience with the last 24 years in Richardson ISD. Before coming to Terrace Elementary, I was the principal of Thurgood Marshall Elementary School and Greenwood Hills Elementary School. My educational experience has been as a teacher, reading specialist, master teacher, and assistant principal.<\/p><p>My greatest priority is to provide leadership that will continue to facilitate a school environment that builds relationships within the community, meets the instructional needs of each student, and prepares our students for the 21st Century. I look forward to working with the dedicated staff, parents, and community members of Terrace Elementary to provide the best possible education for our students.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2837e16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2837e16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"mailto:Michele.Zupa@risd.org\">Email Address<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2898c89 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2898c89\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8df97d5\" data-id=\"8df97d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aac89a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aac89a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichardsonTerraceES\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/elementor\/thumbs\/Grant-Bortnem-ppxlrt23cjti9xle03lnpstmfizo4aim6f2ud3xwzo.jpeg\" title=\"Grant Bortnem\" alt=\"Grant Bortnem\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06467a4\" data-id=\"06467a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d844ee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d844ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assistant Principal Grant Bortnem<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aef148 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4aef148\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My name is Grant Bortnem, and I am the assistant principal of Richardson Terrace Elementary, the most amazing elementary school on the planet! 2022 begins my 6th year as the assistant principal and my 18th year in education. I have served in Richardson ISD since day one of being a brand-new teacher. In fact, I student-taught at Terrace back in 2005! Before returning to Terrace Elementary five years ago, I was an assistant principal at Skyview Elementary for three years. I was also a math specialist at Dover, a 6th-grade math\/science teacher at Jess Harben, and a special education teacher at Yale and Bowie.<\/p><p>My greatest priority is ensuring every child, parent, staff member, and everyone who is invested in the success of Terrace Elementary has a voice and that they feel heard. We need support, input, and ideas from everyone to ensure we are meeting the needs of everyone who enters the doors every day. I am blessed and thankful to have the opportunity to serve the Terrace community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9aa845 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9aa845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"mailto:Grant.Bortnem@risd.org\">Email Address<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Principal Michele Zupa Hello Terrace Tigers, My name is Michele Zupa and I am the principal of Richardson Terrace Elementary. This is my 7th year as principal of Terrace Elementary. I bring to you 27 years of educational experience with the last 24 years in Richardson ISD. 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